Re: [CR]Pino Morroni BB in action...

(Example: Framebuilders:Norman Taylor)

Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:34:17 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Pino Morroni BB in action...
References: <b27bc5c00608191825o69345db4oa842dc80a3faa018@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:


Tam Pham wrote:
> I was working on one of my project bikes today and noticed that the Pino
> Morroni bottom bracket is exceptionally smooth. I haven't done any
> maintenance on the BB since taking ownership of it, and after witnessing
> how
> freely it spins I can see why Pino went through the trouble of designing
> his
> own cartridge system. Anyways, for those who might be bored and have
> bandwidth to download a 2MB video, check out my 40-second clip at:
>
> http://www.fooriders.com/images/bikes/colnagomerckx/pino_bb.wmv

I have a NOS Pino BB I was going to put in my Atala fixed gear ride, but I can't get the original fixed cup out! Come winter I'll tear it down (again!) and try anew.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA